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aje.me Explosions and gunfire mark assault on building in the heart of Kabul where a conference was due to take place.

creativetimereports.org As the G8 discusses the widespread use of tax loopholes and havens, media artist Paolo Cirio advocates for more participatory tax reforms.

thenextweb.com Hot off the presses from Airbnb's PR machine, we're hearing word of a new initiative dubbed "Resolution No. 87," which — co-sponsored by mayors from New York, San Francisco, ...

Bowe: "So ... so it is bridged until we can pay you back ... which is never." (Both laugh) http://www.businessinsider.com/anglo-irish-bank-tapes-2013-6#ixzz2XAdGDxoF www.businessinsider.com Where'd you get the 7 billion figure? 'Picked it out of my arse.'...

"For the first time, Snowden has admitted he sought a position at Booz Allen Hamilton so he could collect proof about the US National Security Agency’s secret surveillance programmes ahead of planned leaks to the media. “My position with Booz Allen Hamilton...

"KG: It was released at the end of January 2003, just before the invasion of Iraq. I saw an email that had been sent from the NSA to GCHQ. It was a request for GCHQ to help the NSA intercept the communications of six nations that sat on the Security Council...

www.nytimes.com The Agriculture Department approved a label to show that meat certified by the Non-GMO Project came from animals that never ate feed containing genetically engineered ingredients.

www.cbsnews.com The punk rock band "Pussy Riot" remains a voice of dissent in Russia, even though some of its members are in prison or in hiding. Lesley Stahl reports.

www.japantimes.co.jp What makes people happy? The global trend toward quantifying happiness certainly got a big boost from Bhutan, the tiny Himalayan kingdom that has championed and made a cottage industry out ...

"A person with a detailed knowledge of the Hong Kong government’s deliberations said that the government had been delighted to receive the questions. Leung Chun-ying, the chief executive, and his top advisers had been struggling through numerous meetings...